Intermediate (lower):
Intermediate level is for students who can already read and write a
significant number of characters and recognize most basic sentence
patterns. By the end of this stage students will be able to understand
and maintain daily conversation, read paragraphs of text without
needing to refer to the ‘Pinyin’ and write full sentences in Chinese
characters.

Intermediate (upper):
By the end of this level students will be able to speak about daily
topics at normal speed with the correct intonation, proper diction and
in coherent sentences. Students will be able to demonstrate creativity
and flexibility in using the language and will be able to read and
write more advanced texts.